Bug#440279: ITP: op -- sudo like controlled privilege escalation
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/01/07 03:12, Alexander Wirt wrote: > Ron Johnson schrieb am Freitag, den 31. August 2007: > > *snip* > >>> The op tool provides a flexible means for system administrators >>> to grant access to certain root operations without having to >>> give them full superuser privileges. Different sets of users may >>> access different operations, and the security-related aspects of >>> each operation can be carefully controlled. >>> . >>> Homepage: http://swapoff.org/wiki/op >> "op" is too short and generic. > I tend to disagree here, it has to be short to be used. And since we are not > in IRC I don't see where its generic... I'm saying that the package name "op" is too short, not the binary name. Anyway, after a bit of analysis, I've discovered that there are 55 2-character package names, so I withdraw my complaint. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG2TXzS9HxQb37XmcRAtCrAKCkq4/GKy4jOBjOIrJoDsoILoQ0rwCgrd9c Je//ZE+ZnlJZR04XKfU6NJk= =5DyH -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#440279: ITP: op -- sudo like controlled privilege escalation
Ron Johnson schrieb am Freitag, den 31. August 2007: *snip* > > The op tool provides a flexible means for system administrators > > to grant access to certain root operations without having to > > give them full superuser privileges. Different sets of users may > > access different operations, and the security-related aspects of > > each operation can be carefully controlled. > > . > > Homepage: http://swapoff.org/wiki/op > > "op" is too short and generic. I tend to disagree here, it has to be short to be used. And since we are not in IRC I don't see where its generic... Alex -- Alexander Wirt, [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC99 2DDD D39E 75B0 B0AA B25C D35B BC99 BC7D 020A signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#440279: ITP: op -- sudo like controlled privilege escalation
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/31/07 03:16, Michael Prokop wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Michael Prokop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > * Package name: op > Version : 1.32 > Upstream Author : Alec Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://swapoff.org/wiki/op > * License : BSD > Programming Lang: C > Description : sudo like controlled privilege escalation > > The op tool provides a flexible means for system administrators > to grant access to certain root operations without having to > give them full superuser privileges. Different sets of users may > access different operations, and the security-related aspects of > each operation can be carefully controlled. > . > Homepage: http://swapoff.org/wiki/op "op" is too short and generic. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG2ImIS9HxQb37XmcRApWAAKDSfF0mnJTgG0Rz7TY27b7QNTLHYACfVtXB VnGWBW9REMFQrvpxb2EOufU= =8okl -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#440279: ITP: op -- sudo like controlled privilege escalation
* Micha Lenk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20070831 10:50]: > Michael Prokop wrote: > > * Package name: op > > Description : sudo like controlled privilege escalation > > The op tool provides a flexible means for system administrators > > to grant access to certain root operations without having to > > give them full superuser privileges. Different sets of users may > > access different operations, and the security-related aspects of > > each operation can be carefully controlled. > > . > > Homepage: http://swapoff.org/wiki/op > I would appreciate it if you would add to the description some details > about why users might want to install op in preference over sudo. On > op's WWW site I found following sentence which makes that a little bit > clearer: > "The main attraction of op over sudo is its use of mnemonics rather > than true commands. This allows an administrator to present users with > more intuitive commands." Thanks for the suggestion, I'll include that. regards, -mika- signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#440279: ITP: op -- sudo like controlled privilege escalation
Hi, Michael Prokop wrote: > * Package name: op > Description : sudo like controlled privilege escalation > > The op tool provides a flexible means for system administrators > to grant access to certain root operations without having to > give them full superuser privileges. Different sets of users may > access different operations, and the security-related aspects of > each operation can be carefully controlled. > . > Homepage: http://swapoff.org/wiki/op I would appreciate it if you would add to the description some details about why users might want to install op in preference over sudo. On op's WWW site I found following sentence which makes that a little bit clearer: "The main attraction of op over sudo is its use of mnemonics rather than true commands. This allows an administrator to present users with more intuitive commands." Just my thoughts... Micha -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#440279: ITP: op -- sudo like controlled privilege escalation
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Michael Prokop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Package name: op Version : 1.32 Upstream Author : Alec Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://swapoff.org/wiki/op * License : BSD Programming Lang: C Description : sudo like controlled privilege escalation The op tool provides a flexible means for system administrators to grant access to certain root operations without having to give them full superuser privileges. Different sets of users may access different operations, and the security-related aspects of each operation can be carefully controlled. . Homepage: http://swapoff.org/wiki/op Notice: a preliminary Debian package is available at http://deb.grml.org/pool/main/o/op/ regards, -mika- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
